2020 Climate Adaptation Science Centers Annual Summary
May 11, 2021
In Fiscal Year 2020 (October 2019-September 2020), the National and Regional CASCs worked closely with partners and stakeholders to accomplish a multitude of science-based achievements. Some highlights include creating a framework for measuring the ability of plants and animals to adapt to climate change, integrating climate science with local knowledge in Hawai’i, providing climate-related trainings for students and professionals, incorporating scenario planning into national monument adaptation planning and more! Through these activities, the CASCs continue to find new ways to create and share climate adaptation science with resource managers and users. Learn more about our activities and achievements in our interactive geonarrative!
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